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Discovering Japanese Wine: A Beginner’s Guide
Japan may not be the first country that comes to mind when thinking of wine, but wine has been made (albeit in small quantities) in Japan...
Is Voon Sustainable? Tale of a Virtual Winery
Evan Anderson has done something enviable – create a California winery from scratch, one that makes very good varietal wines using...
Wine With… Indian Inspired Spicy Lamb Chops
Wine With... Indian Inspired Spicy Lamb Chops I love lamb chops for many reasons. They cook quickly and simply. They can...
Deceptively Soft Spoken Zind-Humbrecht: Looking Back to the Fine 2016s
Readers should keep in mind that, too often, consumers drink fine whites of Alsace too young. Looking back to a vintage nearly eight...
What Is It About Tuscany?
Tuscany as a region seems to have entered the psyche of Americans and refused to leave. There are so many factors which contribute...
Superb Sparklers from Northern Italy’s TrentoDoc
Nestled against the stunning backdrop of the Dolomite mountains lies TrentoDoc, a picturesque wine region in northern Italy’s...
How I Got Here: My Education in Wine
A recent article about formal wine education by journalist, Tim Atkin MW, made me think about my career in wine. He wrote “the...
The Palouse: A Unique Terroir
"The region is unique….Let the observer take the wings of the morning to the uttermost parts of the earth: He will nowhere...
In Vino Veritas Continued: Can Big Lies Win?
In May of 2020, early on during the COVID shut down, in a fun little Zoom meeting series with my siblings we called “Pandemic...